87th Precinct book 39 · 1987
Poison
A man is found poisoned and the clues point to a woman Detective Hal Willis is falling for, so he sets out to clear her.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ed McBain
- Series
- 87th Precinct, book 39 of 54
- Published
- 1987
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Isola, New York
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Poison
6 recurring or key characters from Ed McBain’s chart.
Major 4
- Steve CarellaDetective of the 87th
- Meyer MeyerPatient, bald detective
- Bert KlingYoung patrolman, later detective
- Cotton HawesRed-haired detective
Minor and cameo 2
- Arthur BrownDetective
- Teddy CarellaSteve's deaf wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Ed McBain books that share the most characters with Poison.
- Lightning1984 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Lullaby1989 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Ice1983 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Vespers1990 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon